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WSOP 2010 Rundown: The November Nine Have Been Crowned!

After some dramatic play (including a bust that is going to be the stuff of World Series of Poker* legend that we'll cover in more detail later,) the November Nine have been determined. These are the final nine player that will be playing for the top spot at the World Series of Poker Main Event in a few months.

Player Name Age Town Chip Count
FILIPPO CANDIO 26 Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy 16,400,000
JOSEPH CHEONG 24 La Mirada, California, USA 23,525,000
JOHN DOLAN 24 Bonita Springs, Florida, USA 46,250,000
JONATHAN DUHAMEL 22 Boucherville, Quebec, Canada 65,975,000
MATTHEW JARVIS 25 Surrey, British Columbia, Canada 16,700,000
MICHAEL MIZRACHI 29 Miami, Florida, USA 14,450,000
CUONG “SOI” NGUYEN 37 Santa Ana, California, USA 9,650,000
JOHN RACENER 24 Port Richey, Florida, USA 19,050,000
JASON SENTI 25 St. Louis Park, Minnesota, USA 7,625,000

These nine players are going to be in combat for a total of $29,032,637 plus interest accrued from July 20th until the time the tournament is resumed in November. The payout schedule is as follows:

      First Place — $8,944,138
      Second Place — $5,545,855
      Third Place — $4,129,979
      Fourth Place — $3,092,497
      Fifth Place — $5,545,855
      Sixth Place — $1,772,939
      Seventh Place — $1,356,708
      Eighth Place — $1,045,738
      Ninth Place — $811,823

This year's Main Event prize pool is $68,798,600 and 747 players cashed in. The payout for 747th place was $19,263, a tidy return on investment. All told, 72,966 entrants from 117 different countries participated in this year's World Series of Poker, competing for their share of over $187,109,850 over the 50-day, 57-tournament event.

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